The Philippines' inflation rate accelerated in December 2025, according to the latest report from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).

The December 2025 inflation rate was recorded at 1.8 %, faster compared to the 1.5 % recorded in November 2025.

According to Undersecretary Claire Dennis Mapa, National Statistician of PSA the biggest contributor to the inflation increase this month was food prices, particularly rice.

"The contributor to the rise in the inflation rate of food and non-alcoholic beverages was the slower decline in prices of cereals and cereal products, which had a -7.6 % inflation rate, particularly rice," Mapa said.

[“ang nag-ambag sa pagtaas ng antas ng inflation ng food and non-alcoholic beverages ay ang mas mabagal na pagbaba ng presyo ng cereals and cereal products na may -7.6 percent inflation rate, partikular bigas."]

Aside from rice, the faster increase in vegetable prices also contributed significantly to the higher inflation rate.

According to Usec. Mapa, a possible reason for this is the lingering effects of recent typhoons, particularly in provinces that are major sources of vegetables.

The PSA added that other key commodities that contributed to overall inflation last month include fish, particularly galunggong (round scad), as well as onions.

Food and non-alcoholic beverages accounted for 97.5% of the share in the country's overall inflation increase.